{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"On Grief: A Podcast about Death","home_page_url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm","feed_url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/json","description":"On Grief: A Podcast about Death is an exploration of what the people closest to the dead and dying know about death that the average lay person is too scared to ask.","_fireside":{"subtitle":"We all die, but almost none of us talk about it","pubdate":"2020-03-19T11:00:00.000-04:00","explicit":true,"owner":"Karen Geier","image":"https://media24.fireside.fm/file/fireside-images-2024/podcasts/images/9/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/cover.jpg?v=2"},"items":[{"id":"7f4e87f3-3eae-451f-a39a-7a879e94dee6","title":"Episode 117: Widows","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/117","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nHow young widows are treated differently than older widows\nWhat strange things people say to you when you're a widow\nHow people often try to burnish a dead spouse instead of being realistic about their lives\nWhat taboos there are around dating again\nHow being a young widow changes how you parent\nAnd more.\n\n\nLost and Found can be found on the web: https://lostandfoundto.com/ and on instagram: @lostandfoundto","content_html":"<p>In this episode, we discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>How young widows are treated differently than older widows</li>\n<li>What strange things people say to you when you&#39;re a widow</li>\n<li>How people often try to burnish a dead spouse instead of being realistic about their lives</li>\n<li>What taboos there are around dating again</li>\n<li>How being a young widow changes how you parent</li>\n<li>And more.</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>Lost and Found can be found on the web: <a href=\"https://lostandfoundto.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://lostandfoundto.com/</a> and on instagram: <a href=\"https://instagram.com/lostandfoundto\" rel=\"nofollow\">@lostandfoundto</a></p>","summary":"Thank you to everyone who was patient during the hiatus. \r\n\r\nIn this episode, Shannon Culver, Alexie Landry, Janice Tsao, and Sarah Keast join me to discuss what life is like for widows, specifically young widows.","date_published":"2020-03-19T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/7f4e87f3-3eae-451f-a39a-7a879e94dee6.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":25613919,"duration_in_seconds":1067}]},{"id":"e920b5df-c250-4e80-a0c3-7d95dae607e7","title":"Episode 116: Complex Grief with Lindsay Joy Taylor","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/116","content_text":"In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nTraumatic loss as an infant\nWhat people say to children when they lose parents\nThe perils of being high functioning while grieving\nWhen she knew she needed therapy\nHow to navigate therapy when your memories are scant\nHow she turned her pain into a new career\nAnd more...\n","content_html":"<p>In this episode, we discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Traumatic loss as an 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In this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nThe science behind this treatment\nWho can benefit from it\nWho is precluded from doing it\nWhat the phases of the treatment are\nWhat happens in a session\nWhat kind of results can people expect?\nAnd more...\n\n\nhttps://www.emdr.com/\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl9GoXIzBzQ","content_html":"<p>What is EMDR? 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going to die soon</li>\n<li>How to help children understand what death is before it happens in the family</li>\n<li>How to recognize normal child grief patterns</li>\n<li>When to know if a child&#39;s grief is more complicated</li>\n<li>How do other factors (such as the media, divorce, or animal deaths) complicate child grief</li>\n<li>What to never say to children who are grieving</li>\n<li>And much more...</li>\n</ul><p>Special Guest: Andrea Warnick.</p>","summary":"What should we know about the way children grieve to make us better at helping them cope? Andrea Warnick, licensed psychotherapist with a specialty in Child Grief, joins me to discuss.\r\n\r\nhttps://andreawarnick.com/","date_published":"2019-10-24T10:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/ca9991fb-668d-48eb-b9dd-519c4f71633d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35011957,"duration_in_seconds":1078}]},{"id":"2a6ce416-2612-4557-a445-883d77a1869f","title":"Episode 105: Caitlin Doughty","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/105","content_text":"Caitlin Doughty answers questions from kids and myself alike. We discuss:\n\n\nWhat are the legalities of cannibalism?\nWill animals dig up my body if I'm not buried deeply enough?\nCan you be cremated on a funeral pyre in America?\nCan you still be buried alive?\nAnd many more...\nSpecial Guest: Caitlin Doughty.","content_html":"<p>Caitlin Doughty answers questions from kids and myself alike. We discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What are the legalities of cannibalism?</li>\n<li>Will animals dig up my body if I&#39;m not buried deeply enough?</li>\n<li>Can you be cremated on a funeral pyre in America?</li>\n<li>Can you still be buried alive?</li>\n<li>And many more...</li>\n</ul><p>Special Guest: Caitlin Doughty.</p>","summary":"Author and Funeral Director and host of Ask A Mortician Caitlin Doughty joins me to talk about her book Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? (ISBN  039365270X) and other things she has learned about death and dying in her career.","date_published":"2019-10-17T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/2a6ce416-2612-4557-a445-883d77a1869f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":33103957,"duration_in_seconds":1034}]},{"id":"6dd7a3d8-0e9e-4da5-8715-561c9f010b99","title":"Episode 104: Adam Cayton-Holland","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/104","content_text":"CONTENT WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE.\n\nIn this episode, Adam Cayton-Holland talks about the death by suicide of his younger sister right when his career was about to take off. \n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat his family was like\nHow his sister Lydia's mental health changed\nWhat the family did to intervene with Lydia\nHow Adam's grief manifested\nWhat Adam learned about his family's grief\nWhat kind of therapy worked for him\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Adam Cayton-Holland.","content_html":"<p>CONTENT WARNING: EPISODE CONTAINS FRANK DISCUSSION OF SUICIDE.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode, Adam Cayton-Holland talks about the death by suicide of his younger sister right when his career was about to take off. </p>\n\n<p>In this episode, we discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What his family was like</li>\n<li>How his sister Lydia&#39;s mental health changed</li>\n<li>What the family did to intervene with Lydia</li>\n<li>How Adam&#39;s grief manifested</li>\n<li>What Adam learned about his family&#39;s grief</li>\n<li>What kind of therapy worked for him</li>\n<li>And more...</li>\n</ul><p>Special Guest: Adam Cayton-Holland.</p>","summary":"Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland joins me to discuss his book and one man show Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-Comic Memoir (ISBN 1501170163) and how the sudden death of his sister changed his life","date_published":"2019-10-10T12:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/6dd7a3d8-0e9e-4da5-8715-561c9f010b99.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":91000501,"duration_in_seconds":2843}]},{"id":"78b05998-3d1d-46a7-a837-1156375ef044","title":"Episode 103: History of Grief","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/103","content_text":"Brandy Schillace and I discuss:\n\n\nWhat we know about grief from what's available in recorded history\nWhat the Reformation did that changed the way we view the dead\nHow the Victorians turned even death into a commercial endeavour and an opportunity for class markers\nHow the traditional American way of mourning came to be\nWhat social media is doing to shape our way of grieving\nAnd more...\n\n\nBrandy Schillace's website\nBuy Death's Summer Coat hereSpecial Guest: Brandy Schillace.","content_html":"<p>Brandy Schillace and I discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What we know about grief from what&#39;s available in recorded history</li>\n<li>What the Reformation did that changed the way we view the dead</li>\n<li>How the Victorians turned even death into a commercial endeavour and an opportunity for class markers</li>\n<li>How the traditional American way of mourning came to be</li>\n<li>What social media is doing to shape our way of grieving</li>\n<li>And more...</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p><a href=\"https://brandyschillace.com/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brandy Schillace&#39;s website</a><br>\n<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-Summer-Coat-History-Teaches/dp/1681773244\" rel=\"nofollow\">Buy Death&#39;s Summer Coat here</a></p><p>Special Guest: Brandy Schillace.</p>","summary":"Author Brandy Schillace (Death's Summer Coat - ISBN 1681773244 ) joins me to discuss the history of the Western way of grieving. ","date_published":"2019-10-03T05:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/78b05998-3d1d-46a7-a837-1156375ef044.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":32057387,"duration_in_seconds":1001}]},{"id":"3e9f56f2-3458-4848-acdc-185c01ecf220","title":"Episode 102: Mortician","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/102","content_text":"Mortician and Funeral Director Erin Bodishbaugh explains what being a mortician is like.\n\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n\n\nWhat kinds of people become morticians\nWhy mortician school weeds out the goths\nWhat an average day at work is like\nWhat are the misconceptions about dead bodies\nWhat surprises they've had on the job\nEverything you've ever been curious about with cremation\nWhat requests they've had to turn down\nWhat the best eulogy they've ever witnessed was like\nAnd more...\nSpecial Guest: Erin Bodishbaugh.","content_html":"<p>Mortician and Funeral Director Erin Bodishbaugh explains what being a mortician is like.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode, we discuss:</p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>What kinds of people become morticians</li>\n<li>Why mortician school weeds out the goths</li>\n<li>What an average day at work is like</li>\n<li>What are the misconceptions about dead bodies</li>\n<li>What surprises they&#39;ve had on the job</li>\n<li>Everything you&#39;ve ever been curious about with cremation</li>\n<li>What requests they&#39;ve had to turn down</li>\n<li>What the best eulogy they&#39;ve ever witnessed was like</li>\n<li>And more...</li>\n</ul><p>Special Guest: Erin Bodishbaugh.</p>","summary":"***UNLOCKED FULL EPISODE. Visit patreon.com/ongriefpod to support the podcast and unlock full episodes in the future.*** \r\n\r\nIn this episode, I ask Mortician and Funeral Director Erin Bodishbaugh all the questions about their job everyone's afraid to ask","date_published":"2019-09-26T06:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/3e9f56f2-3458-4848-acdc-185c01ecf220.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":94769655,"duration_in_seconds":3948}]},{"id":"965d6f49-b0ed-4f76-86eb-ae36104a39c0","title":"Episode 101: I Die","url":"https://ongrief.fireside.fm/101","content_text":"Please note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.\n\nIn this episode, we explore what it is like to die. I discuss this with Neurosurgeon and Bestselling Author Dr. Eben Alexander (The Map of Heaven) who tells me about his Near Death Experience.\n\nI also discuss how we can simulate a Near Death Experience through a drug called 5-MeO DMT (\"The toad\" or \"Bufo\") with Hilary Agro, a researcher and anthropologist who studies psychedelics, and I take 5-MeO DMT and describe my induced Near Death Experience.\n\nPlease note that for legal reasons, I am unable to discuss sourcing of 5-MeO DMTSpecial Guests: Dr. Eben Alexander and Hilary Agro.","content_html":"<p>Please note: this episode is not intended to endorse the use of substances that are illegal.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode, we explore what it is like to die. I discuss this with Neurosurgeon and Bestselling Author Dr. Eben Alexander (The Map of Heaven) who tells me about his Near Death Experience.</p>\n\n<p>I also discuss how we can simulate a Near Death Experience through a drug called 5-MeO DMT (&quot;The toad&quot; or &quot;Bufo&quot;) with Hilary Agro, a researcher and anthropologist who studies psychedelics, and I take 5-MeO DMT and describe my induced Near Death Experience.</p>\n\n<p>Please note that for legal reasons, I am unable to discuss sourcing of 5-MeO DMT</p><p>Special Guests: Dr. Eben Alexander and Hilary Agro.</p>","summary":"**UNLOCKED FULL EPISODE*** For more free episodes, visit Patreon.com/ongriefpod \r\n\r\nTo understand death, we have to ask people who have been there what it's like. I asked Dr. Eben Alexander, a Neurosurgeon and Near Death Experiencer to tell me what happened to him.\r\n\r\nI also induce a Near Death Experience with the help of a substance called 5-MeO DMT.","date_published":"2019-08-23T11:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/957febcc-1e43-4437-b55b-18046c56f8d0/965d6f49-b0ed-4f76-86eb-ae36104a39c0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":98966803,"duration_in_seconds":3092}]}]}